Tapeworm Species Details

Mixonybelinia edwinlintoni (Dollfus, 1960) Palm & Walter, 2000
Trypanorhyncha: Tentaculariidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 4879
Order Trypanorhyncha
Family Tentaculariidae
Subfamily
Genus Mixonybelinia
Species edwinlintoni
Authority (Dollfus, 1960) Palm & Walter, 2000
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Nybelinia edwinlintoni Dollfus, 1960
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Dollfus, R.-P. 1960. Sur une collection de tetrarhynques homeacanthes de la famille des Tentaculariidae recoltees principalement dans la region de Dakar. Bulletin de l’Institut Francais d’Afrique Noire, Serie A 22: 788–852.

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Palm, H. W. and T. Walter. 2000. Tentaculariid cestodes (Trypanorhyncha) from the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. Zoosystema 22(4): 641-666.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
11/30/-0001 Created I. Beveridge
05/07/2015Modified
05/30/2017ModifiedK. Herzog
06/09/2017ModifiedK. Herzog

Type Host

Host Class Elasmobranchii
Host Order Carcharhiniformes
Host Family Sphyrnidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Sphyrna
Species diplana
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Sphyrna
Species lewini
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host spiral intestine
Host Notes Additional hosts: Sphyrna tudes; Pseudupeneus maculatus (Palm & Walter, 2000)

Type Locality

Country Senegal
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Goree
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes Additional localities: Itamaraca, Brazil; Queensland, Australia (Palm & Walter, 2000)

Specimens

Type Material MNHN 721 HF (holotype) (per Palm & Walter, 2000)
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes Voucher material from Palm & Walter (2000): MNHN 784-787 HF; MNHN 788-789 HF
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.